Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches
Highest strike rates in an innings
Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
31* | 28 | 3 | 1 | 110.71 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
73 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 100.00 | England | v India | Nottingham | 04 Jun 1959 | Test # 474 | |
51* | 54 | 7 | 0 | 94.44 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
46 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 88.46 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
37 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 74.00 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
111 | 157 | 14 | 0 | 70.70 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
25 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 64.10 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
36 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 61.01 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
28 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 60.86 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
26 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
71* | 122 | 7 | 0 | 58.19 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
35 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 56.45 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
74 | 133 | 8 | 0 | 55.63 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
49 | 89 | 6 | 1 | 55.05 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
40 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 54.79 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
170 | 315 | 12 | 0 | 53.96 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
37 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 53.62 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
46 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 53.48 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
133 | 249 | 7 | 0 | 53.41 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
54 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 52.94 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
36* | 68 | 6 | 0 | 52.94 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
28 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 52.83 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
42 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 52.50 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
44 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 51.76 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
32 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 51.61 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
167 | 325 | 16 | 0 | 51.38 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
59 | 116 | 8 | 0 | 50.86 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
56 | 112 | 4 | 0 | 50.00 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
71 | 143 | 10 | 0 | 49.65 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
72 | 149 | 5 | 1 | 48.32 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
141 | 292 | 24 | 0 | 48.28 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
92* | 191 | 9 | 0 | 48.16 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
61 | 131 | 7 | 1 | 46.56 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 14 Mar 1959 | Test # 472 | |
33 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 46.47 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
64 | 139 | 7 | 0 | 46.04 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
56 | 127 | 9 | 0 | 44.09 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
43 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 43.87 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
68 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 42.76 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
84 | 198 | 9 | 0 | 42.42 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
48 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 42.10 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
79 | 188 | 8 | 0 | 42.02 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
84 | 200 | 8 | 0 | 42.00 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
44* | 105 | 6 | 0 | 41.90 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1959 | Test # 468 | |
71 | 173 | 8 | 0 | 41.04 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
77 | 194 | 7 | 0 | 39.69 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
72 | 182 | 4 | 0 | 39.56 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1955 | Test # 399 | |
113 | 298 | 11 | 0 | 37.91 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
42 | 112 | 4 | 0 | 37.50 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
104 | 280 | 10 | 0 | 37.14 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
57 | 154 | 6 | 0 | 37.01 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
42 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 35.89 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
66 | 191 | 2 | 0 | 34.55 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
92 | 269 | 10 | 0 | 34.20 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
37 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 33.94 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
100* | 302 | 7 | 0 | 33.11 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
34 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 32.69 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
41 | 126 | 3 | 0 | 32.53 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
25 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 32.05 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
54 | 169 | 4 | 0 | 31.95 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
34 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 30.35 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
33 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 30.27 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
40 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 29.62 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
33 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 28.94 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
54 | 189 | 6 | 0 | 28.57 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
43 | 151 | 5 | 0 | 28.47 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
47 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 27.81 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
30 | 109 | 3 | 0 | 27.52 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
25 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 27.47 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 14 Mar 1959 | Test # 472 | |
25 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 27.17 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
26 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 26.80 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
25 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 26.59 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
29 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 25.66 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 Dec 1954 | Test # 392 | |
41 | 167 | 1 | 0 | 24.55 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
40 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 24.09 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
27 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 23.27 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
53* | 231 | 5 | 0 | 22.94 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 | Test # 466 | |
41 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 22.77 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 | Test # 464 | |
26 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 21.84 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
36 | 169 | 3 | 0 | 21.30 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
44 | 208 | 5 | 0 | 21.15 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 462 | |
28 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 20.28 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
28* | 173 | 1 | 0 | 16.18 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
68 | 427 | 4 | 0 | 15.92 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1958 | Test # 460 | |
365* | - | 38 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 | Test # 450 | |
337 | - | 24 | 0 | 0.00 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 | Test # 446 | |
285* | - | 25 | 2 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 | |
278 | - | 34 | 1 | 0.00 | England | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1954 | Test # 388 | |
261 | - | 35 | 2 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 | |
260 | - | 28 | 1 | 0.00 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 | Test # 450 | |
258 | - | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | England | v West Indies | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 | |
256 | - | 42 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1958 | Test # 463 | |
255* | - | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 06 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
237 | - | 35 | 0 | 0.00 | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 | Test # 371 | |
236 | - | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 | |
231 | - | 21 | 0 | 0.00 | India | v New Zealand | Chennai | 06 Jan 1956 | Test # 420 | |
230* | - | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | New Zealand | v India | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 | Test # 418 | |
223 | - | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | India | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 19 Nov 1955 | Test # 416 | |
223 | - | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | India | v New Zealand | Brabourne | 02 Dec 1955 | Test # 417 | |
220 | - | 28 | 1 | 0.00 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 06 Feb 1954 | Test # 383 | |
219 | - | 29 | 1 | 0.00 | West Indies | v Australia | Bridgetown | 14 May 1955 | Test # 406 |
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Minimum of 25 runsStrike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are availablePerformances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
India v Australia at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]
India v Australia at Delhi, 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]
Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]
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